Re: Origins of ILUG

Pints, anyone?

On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 1:58 PM, Vicky Twomey-Lee <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I hope this is the right forum to ask about ILUG community?
>
> My name is Vicky and I use to look after Python Ireland but stepped back
> after over a decade as well as  PyCon Ireland for 4 years. Nowadays I run
> other tech events and also part-time at Dogpatch as their developer
> community liaison and events coordinator.
>
> I've been ask to draft a guide to the developer community in Dublin, and I
> know ILUG has been around for a long, long time. It would great to find out
> about its history and show how it started and why it's one of the oldest
> user groups in Dublin/Ireland.
>
> All I have is that it was established in 1997 and the following from a
> forum:
>
> The Irish Linux Users Group (ILUG) was set up in 1997 to promote awareness
>> of the Linux operating system within Ireland. The ILUG also
>> acts as a focal point both for developers wishing to contribute to
>> the Open Source Software movement and for users of all levels seeking to
>> solve their individual technical issues. Much of the everyday interaction
>> revolves around our free mailing lists. Additionally our web
>> site contains a lot of valuable information for everyone including a list
>> of hardware and software vendors who deal with Linux, an area for
>> beginners, a library containing books and software CDs for loan, and
>> a downloads area where software written by members of the ILUG is
>> freely available. Membership of the ILUG is free and is open to anyone.
>> For more information about ILUG and Linux in Ireland, please visit
>
>
> I'm wondering is there a point of contact person I can talk to who might
> have a timeline of ILUG, type of events held, and who currently organises
> ILUG events? I would love to include organiser(s) in the "people you should
> know" section. :-)
>
> I'm writing the section of Python Ireland since I was main organiser from
> 2005 - 2013, consultant from 2014-15. I'm also pinging Ruby Ireland, Xcake
> and will be asking TOG if they like to be included also in the guide.
>
> Thanks,
>
> /// Vicky Twomey-Lee
>
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